Pen and pencil holder.



Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

lNVE'NTOH 17/77/74 flag/m ATTORNEY EMMA SEABAUGH, 01? DALLAS, TEXAS.

run AND PENCIL HOLDER.

T [ZZZ whom itmay concern: p

Be 117 known that I, EMMA SEABAUGH,

I citizen of the United States, residing at Dallas, in the county ofDallas and State of Texas, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Pen and Pencil Holders, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to new and use ful improvements in pen and pencilholders.

The object of the invention is to provide a writing instrument adaptedto be engaged on the index finger of the writer and provided with asocket on the underside which.

is arranged to receive either an ordinary pen point or a pen orapencilsupporting cl p.

Finally the object of the invention is to provide means ofthe characterdescribed that Willbe strong, durable, elrlcient. and easy of operation,simple and comparatively inexpensive to construct, and also in which theseveral parts will not be likely to get out of working order.

lVith the above and other objects in View, the invention has relation tocertain novel features of construction and operation. an example ofwhich is described in this specification andillnstrated in theaccompanying drawings. wherein:

Figure 1. is a side elevation of the holder with an ordinary pen pointsupported therebv. Fig. 2. is a vertical sectional view of the ho derand a pencil hplding clip embrac ng a fountain pen attached to the hoder. Fig. 3. isa side elevation of the clip. Fig. 4. is a transversevertical sectional view on the line w-r1: of Fig. 2, and Fig. 5. is afront elevation of the clip.

In the drawings the numeral ldesignates a forwardly tapered thimhle orsleeve which is open at both ends and is adapted to be applied to theindex finger ot the hand of the writer. the slee e an extension 2 isprovided on one side. This extension forms a rest against wh ch thethumb may rest and thus help guide and control the pen. On the unde sideof the sleeve a socket 3 is provided. This socket in cross sectionexhibits a con,- cavo-con'vex shape and is provided with a t ansverselvcurved pocket 4. as shown in Fig. 4. This pocket has substantially thesame cross sectional shape as that of an or.

dinary pen pointlike that shown at 5 in Fig. 1 and which mav be readilyinse tedn Specification of Letters Patent At the rear and larger end ofPatented Jan. 19, 1915.

I Application filed December 10, 1916. Serial No. 596,503.

to support the pen point from the underside of the sleeve than from theupperside.

Where the pen point is supported from the upperside the lower edge ofthe sleeve is often brought into contact with theipaper which is beingwritten on and either causes the scoring of the paper or a poorly formedI letter. Further where the socket is'formed on the bottom it is notnecessary to bend the index finger or cramp the hand to such an extentas where the pen point is supported from the top.

One of the essential features of the invention is to provide a. socketon the sleeve which will support an ordinary pen point or a clip forholding a pen or pencil. If the socket was formed on top'of the sleevethis would hardly be possible as the pen or penoil would be held in anawkward position and so ,t'ar above the index finger asto be beyondcontrol. The socket '3 is formed to receive either'the penpoint 5 or theshank 6 of the clip7. The said shankG has substantially the samecurvature as the body of; the pen point 5 and is inserted in the pocket4. At its "forward end the shank is fixed to therebetween for the socket3. Tue clip 7' is in the form of a split sleeve as shown in Figs. 4- and5. the split portion being on the underside. By forming the clip ofspring metal it is obvious that writing instruments of various diametersmay be'engaged therein. In Fig.2 a fountain pen 9 is shown engaged inthe clip, but it is to be understood that other writing instruments suchas pencils and shortpen holders may be supported by the clip.

Where a person is writing with both a pencil and a pen, the pencil maybeinserted in the clip and when it is desired to .use the pen. the clipmay be disengaged from the socket 3 without removing the pencil fromsaid clip and the pen point inserted in the pocket 4. The pen point canbe readily removed and the clip with pencil already inserted replaced inthe socket.

By observing Fig. 4 it will be noted that the sleeve 1 and socket 3 areshown as formed from a single piece of sheet metal. While the sleeve andsocket could be separately fo med. and suitably secured together, theconstruction shown is believed to be more simple and less expensive andat the same .folded elements forming a guide and terminating at one sidein a tongue bent'uption and then backwardly over said cylin- 15 dricalportion and in spaced relation thereto to form amale member to fit intothe guide formed by said oppositely curved folded elements, whereby thepencil may be substituted for a pen in said guide. v 20 In testimonywhereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses. 1

EMMA SEABAUGH.

time more durable as the socket cannot become unfastened or unsoldered.

What I claim is:

A pen and pencil holder comprising acylindrical' finger inclosing memberformed from a single sheet of material and terminating at one side, inoppositely curved holder fora pen' in combination-with a pencil holdingdevice also formed from a single sheet,of material and consisting of acylindrical portion for inclosing a pencil and Witnesses:

' J ACK A. SCI-ILEY, wardly from one end of the cylindrical por- L. E.Xenon.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G." f

